United States Naval Ship, the Oregon Battleship

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Description

This black and white postcard features a pencil sketch of the Unite States Naval Battleship, the Oregon in choppy waters. Smoke is depicted as coming from the funnel or stacks. A spotted flat flies from the bow and a United States flag flies from the stern. The title "Oregon Battleship" is in the upper left corner of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence, address, and postage stamp placement. The card inscribed and addressed to Albert Sather and Lillie Longesth in Elma, Wisconsin.

Publication Date

1900

Subjects

Postcards; United States. Navy--Ships

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Oregon-Battle-Ship_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Naval Battleship Subcollection

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University